Part 6/13:
Kas emphasizes that Bitcoin is not only a technological innovation but an ethical proposition. It confronts the lie of fiat money’s dishonesty and restores a truer form of accounting based on mathematical truth. The 21 million cap on Bitcoin supply enforces a future-oriented mindset—mitigating inflation and incentivizing long-term thinking.
He also discusses the importance of cryptography in safeguarding individual identity and privacy, crucial in resisting state surveillance and repression. This ties into the concept that identity is a key tool for the state’s control—restriction and tracking of identity facilitate oppression, as seen historically and in contemporary regimes.